MCAT Amino Acids
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Acidic
Aspartic acid (D)
Glutamic acid (E)
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Basic
Lysine (K)
Arginine (R)
Histidine (H)
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Hydrophobic (Non-polar)
Glycine (G)
Alanine (A)
Valine (V)
Leucine (Leu)
Isoleucine (Ile)
Phenylalanine (F)
Tryptophan (W)
Methionine (M)
Proline
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Polar
Serine (S)
Cysteine (C)
Threonine (T)
Tyrosine (Y)
Asparagine (N)
Glutamine (Q)
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Sulfur-containing
Cysteine (C) - fairly polar
Methionine (M) - fairly non polar
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Unique AA
Proline (P) - amino group bound to non polar side chain, distinctive ring structure (+ folding)
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9 Essential AA
From Diet: HPILLMVTT
Histidine
Phenylalanine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Valine
Threonine
Tryptophan
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